Okay, the extent of this problem is bigger than I thought. Here are some examples:
Genus RTLIKs that are also attached to various other species usually within genus.
NHMSYS0000451359 – Salix
NHMSYS0000439296 – Carex
NHMSYS0000443772 – Glyceria
Species RTLIKs that are also attached to other species
NHMSYS0000449972 – Ranunculus ficaria. Attached to other subspecies.
NHMSYS0000453141 – Stellaria media. Attached to Spergularia marina.
If you run this sql query it will you show you the extent of the problem
SELECT PREFERRED_NAME, ACTUAL_NAME, RECOMMENDED_TAXON_LIST_ITEM_KEY
FROM INDEX_TAXON_NAME
WHERE RECOMMENDED_TAXON_LIST_ITEM_KEY = '*'
where * is the relevant RTLIK code.
You'll see that despite several entries for the correct species, there are multiple other species names that appear with this code, usually only subspecies but occasionally entirely different species! Anyone have any idea why this is?
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Steve Hannah - GIS and Data Infrastructure Officer
The Wildlife Information Centre